Azienda Agricola Natalino del Prete Negroamaro Anne

PnP. Seven months on and it's fresh and joyous. Wines like these (and there can never be enough of them) that speak so perfectly, so transparently of grape and place are mini vacations - they transport me to another place, at another time. They bring me there . I can ask for nothing more. As before, bright red fruits, some citrus, soil, etc. Medium-bodied, and wow, such a good partner to food. 13,0% abv. Drink now and the next several …

I've had this twice now since visiting the cantina last month (but with all that's happened since then, it seems much longer than that). Each time I've come away with the exact same thought, same conclusion - this is everything I want in a Negroamaro. Which is another way of saying I'm drinking the grape, and the land. Obviously, to an extent, man's involved here, too, as there were many decisions made along the way. Fermented and aged in concrete …